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enhttp://wmot.org/feeds/4473/rss.xmlDoubling Up Prisoners In 'Solitary' Creates Deadly Consequenceshttp://wmot.org/post/doubling-prisoners-solitary-creates-deadly-consequences
<em>This seems like a contradiction: Put a dangerous prison inmate into solitary confinement, and then give him a cellmate. An investigation by NPR and The Marshall Project, a news organization that specializes in criminal justice, found that this practice — called double celling — is widespread in state and federal prisons. And as we learned, those cellmates often fight, attack and, sometimes, kill.</em><p>On Nov. 19, 2014, the door clanged shut behind David Sesson and Bernard Simmons. Sesson put his hands through the food slot to have his handcuffs removed.Thu, 24 Mar 2016 11:19:00 +0000Joseph Shapiro & Christie Thompson, The Marshall Project63335 at http://wmot.orgDoubling Up Prisoners In 'Solitary' Creates Deadly ConsequencesWhite House Gathers Lawmakers And Judges To Solve Steep Court Feeshttp://wmot.org/post/white-house-gathers-lawmakers-and-judges-solve-steep-court-fees
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=White+House+Gathers+Lawmakers+And+Judges+To+Solve+Steep+Court+Fees&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDExMDQwMzQzMDEzNjMyMTE3MjRkNzlmNg004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: <p>Court fines for a minor infraction, like a traffic ticket or jaywalking, can cost hundreds of dollars. For those who can't come up with the money, it can mean a stint in jail. Complaints are growing about the practice.Thu, 03 Dec 2015 21:02:00 +0000Joseph Shapiro59643 at http://wmot.orgLawsuits Target 'Debtors' Prisons' Across the Countryhttp://wmot.org/post/lawsuits-target-debtors-prisons-across-country
Civil rights lawyers are using a new strategy to change a common court practice that they have long argued unfairly targets the poor.<p>At issue is the way courts across the country sometimes issue arrest warrants for indigent people when they fall behind on paying court fees and fines owed for minor offenses like traffic tickets. Last year, <a href="http://www.npr.org/series/313986316/guilty-and-charged">an NPR investigation</a> showed that courts in all 50 states are requiring more of these payments.Wed, 21 Oct 2015 20:54:00 +0000Joseph Shapiro58136 at http://wmot.orgLawsuits Target 'Debtors' Prisons' Across the CountryShe Owes Her Activism To A Brave Mom, The ADA And Chocolate Cakehttp://wmot.org/post/she-owes-her-activism-brave-mom-ada-and-chocolate-cake
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvoj-ku8zk0</p>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 16:54:00 +0000Joseph Shapiro55201 at http://wmot.orgShe Owes Her Activism To A Brave Mom, The ADA And Chocolate CakeComing Home Straight From Solitary Damages Inmates And Their Familieshttp://wmot.org/post/coming-home-straight-solitary-damages-inmates-and-their-families
The thing Sara Garcia remembers from the day her son, Mark, got out of prison was the hug — the very, very awkward hug. He had just turned 21 and for the past two and a half years, he'd been in solitary confinement.<p>"He's not used to anyone touching him," Garcia says. "So he's not used to hugs. And I mean we grabbed him. I mean, we hugged him. We held him.Fri, 12 Jun 2015 08:56:00 +0000Joseph Shapiro53394 at http://wmot.orgComing Home Straight From Solitary Damages Inmates And Their Families